Ascribed, like the former, to the duke of Kâu.
Heaven protects and establishes thee, With the greatest. security; Makes thee entirely virtuous.
The spirits come 3, And confer on thee many blessings. The people are simple and honest, Daily enjoying their meat, and drink. All the black-haired race, in all their surnames, Universally practise thy virtue.
Like the moon advancing to the full, Like the sun ascending the heavens, Like the everlasting southern hills, Never waning, never falling, Like
348:1 These dukes and former kings are all the ancestors of the royal House of Kâu, sacrificed to at the four seasons of the year. 348:2 Here we have the response of the dukes and kings communicated to the sacrificing king by the individuals chosen to represent them at the service. 348:3 The spirits here are, of course, those of the former dukes and kings.